Charging Rate of Honda 2000
Boon-docking. Charging 2 six volt batteries in series....how long should the generator run to bring up batteries one volt? I typically run it in "ECO" mode out of consideration for others. Thanks for...
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Sam Spade wrote:Hoppypoppy wrote:2oldman wrote:Hoppypoppy wrote:OK.. but as said above, I agree that I think your batteries are shot.
My error. No mw on batts.
So a 6 volt batt showing less than 6 volts is shot?
No nobody said that. You are reading things not said.
See the chart.
IF the batteries are designated as "deep cycle", taking them down to 40 percent charge should not cause a problem as long as they are recharged real soon.
AND if you are going to take a voltage reading and try to equate it to remaining capacity, they must NOT be feeding any load at the time. Turn off everything and wait about 10 minutes.
Having said that, it seems like you are getting a large drop from just a fan and one small light. What's the wattage on those two items ? Might want to consider changing over to an LED night light and a low current fan......after you have the batteries load tested. How old are these batteries ??
Sorry if my question came off as snide. A totally honest question from what I was understanding. I have learned so much today here and in further research of my own. Thank you all. These batteries were bought 10/13. Interstates.
